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   relic to Mads Skjern   
   Re: Language problem, cyrrilic default   
   25 Jul 09 10:23:39   
   
   From: relic2@cjb.net   
      
   Mads Skjern wrote:   
   > I have an interesting problem. I Run WP Pro US, latest update of   
   > everything.   
   >   
   > I installed a russian game for a friends child, a legitimate one   
   > bought in a store. Unfortunaltely the installer changed my default   
   > language to Russian - including cyrrilic keyboard, and now I can't   
   > log-on because when I type my password it is written with cyrrillic   
   > letters. I have a cyrrilic keyboard, but using that and pressing the   
   > keys that corresponds to my western-language password, doesn't do the   
   > trick. I don't think that would make any difference anyway as it   
   > probably boils down to the asciii value of the keys pressed.   
   > Unfortunaletely both the admin password and any other user on the pc   
   > have letters in their passwords that does not exist on a cyrrilic   
   > keyboard.   
   >   
   > I have tried logging in in safemode and commandprompt mode, but with   
   > no success, I still get russian letters. Any suggestions? Reinstall   
   > is not a suggestion really.   
      
   When you boot into Safe Mode, use the Administrator account... it's   
   "password" will be  if you've never used it. You can change the   
   language without using the keyboard once you log in.   
      
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